JOSE MOURINHO is repeating the mistakes he made at Real Madrid and could already be losing the dressing room, according to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff.

Cruyff, who remains closely associated with Real's fierce rivals Barcelona, closely observed Mourinho during his time in Spain and believes the Portuguese manager lacks the long-term thinking to succeed at Chelsea.

He said: "It's the same old story.

"When things go well it's down to him and if they don't it's down to the players.

"I saw how he lost the dressing room at Real Madrid and it is possible the same thing is going to happen at Chelsea.

"To ask for a £58million striker, as if it were perfectly normal, is an attitude I have trouble understanding.

"The problem is that Mourinho focuses squarely on the result. Everything else is secondary.

Jose Mourinho took over at Chelsea at the start of this season [GETTY]

I saw how he lost the dressing room at Real Madrid and it is possible the same thing is going to happen at Chelsea.

Johan Cruyff

"It's short-term thinking."

Last summer Cruyff claimed Mourinho would never win another trophy as a result of the way he conducted himself at Real.

He said: "Mourinho himself played an unbelievably negative part in his Madrid years. First he moved out general manager Jorge Valdano and later he did the same with director of football Zinedine Zidane. And in the end he dropped Iker Casillas, the captain of the Spanish national team.

"This behaviour does not work in football, it only works in paralysing the dressing room. That's why it didn't work out in the end in Madrid and that's why I think Mourinho will not succeed any more."

However, despite Cruyff's criticism Mourinho remains in contention for both the Champions League and Premier League in a season of transition at Stamford Bridge.

Indeed, the 51-year-old has repeatedly claimed he is not concerned about whether Chelsea win anything this season as he seeks to rebuild a title winning squad.